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Racing · Ground StoryPublished · 2026-08-22
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SHELSTEIN handled the soft best, 17.20 m/s — Doomben

A wet track rewrites the form. These are the runs that stood up on the soft — read them against the going, not the day. Who handled the soft.
By Actual Sports Media · Saturday, 22 August 2026 · 8:30AM (UTC+10:00)
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Recent form9-2-2-6-2-1
DateTrackDistResultMargin
2026-01-31Rosehill Gardens1200m9 of 145.02L
2026-02-19Hawkesbury1300m2 of 100.38L
2026-03-12Newcastle1200m2 of 132.98L
2026-07-15Eagle Farm1200m6 of 132.53L
2026-08-05Doomben1350m2 of 140.72L
2026-08-22Doomben1200m1 of 16win
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HorseTrackPeak (m/s)
SHELSTEINDoomben17.20
MEAN APPROACHDoomben17.20
CLEAR PROOFRoyal Randwick17.12
ISAWYOURoyal Randwick17.11
BREEZIN’Doomben17.11
Evidence Actual Sport IntelligencePublished 2026-08-22
SHELSTEINMEAN APPROACHCLEAR PROOFISAWYOUBREEZIN’
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More on Clear ProofCLEAR PROOF's win at Royal Randwick was faster than 94% of everything run at the trip, and 83% of the trackMore on ShelsteinSHELSTEIN's win at Doomben was faster than 95% of everything run at the trip, and 56% of the trackMore on Clear ProofCLEAR PROOF's win at Canterbury Park was faster than 98% of everything run at the trip
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